partir Preterite Conjugation
partir — to divide
The preterite of partir is regular: partí, partiste, compartió, partimos, partisteis, partieron.
partir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite when you divided something at a specific point in the past, such as 'I split the wood yesterday' or 'The ship departed at noon'.
Notes on partir in the Preterite
Partir is fully regular in the preterite. Note that the 'nosotros' form 'partimos' is the same as the present tense.
Example Sentences
Partí la manzana por la mitad para compartirla.
I split the apple in half to share it.
yo
Ellos partieron el grupo en dos equipos.
They divided the group into two teams.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
El barco partió del puerto esta mañana.
The ship departed from the port this morning.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on partí or partió.
Correct: Always include the accent: partí (yo) and partió (él/ella).
Why: Without the accent, 'partio' is not a valid word, and 'parti' looks like a different root.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: parto
The present tense of partir is regular: parto, partes, parte, partimos, partís, parten.
Imperfect
yo: partía
The imperfect of partir is regular: partía, partías, partía, partíamos, partíais, partían.
Future
yo: partiré
The future of partir is regular: partiré, partirás, partirá, partiremos, partiréis, partirán.
Conditional
yo: partiría
The conditional of partir is regular: partiría, partirías, partiría, partiríamos, partiríais, partirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: parta
The present subjunctive of partir is regular: parta, partas, parta, partamos, partáis, partan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: partiera
The imperfect subjunctive of partir is regular: partiera, partieras, partiera, partiéramos, partierais, partieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: parte
The affirmative imperative of partir is: parte (tú), parta (usted), partamos (nosotros), partid (vosotros), partan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no partas
The negative imperative of partir is: no partas, no parta, no partamos, no partáis, no partan.